S. Franzen Sohne Gmbh & Co.

Peter Milles

Rudi H Duringer

A combination lock having setting discs which are arranged alongside of each other on a shaft, are turnable independently of each other and extend through slots in a front plate of a lock case, having locking sleeves associated with the setting discs, seated on the shaft, in spring-biased coupling engagement with the setting discs and formed on their periphery with depressions which, when the combination number is correctly set are located in a position opposite projections, and having an actuating handle arranged on the front plate, which handle can be displaced longitudinally from its basic position in order to release a hasp which extends into inside of the lock through an opening in the front plate and cooperates with a latch member, the actuating handle also serving to displace the locking sleeves out of their position of coupling engagement with the setting discs. The actuating handle can be displaced from its basic position in a direction opposite the direction of opening of the lock, and thereby pushes the locking sleeves out of their position of engagement.

Permutation lock

A permutation lock with an opening actuating handpiece and with a plurality of axle-mounted discs which bear symbols, which lie behind viewing windows in a front plate of the lock housing and lock in their individual angular positions, and adjacent thereto with locking sleeves which have engagement spaces for projections of a spring-biased blocking slide which is actuatable from the outside, the engagement spaces being opposite to the direction of movement of the projections of the blocking slide when the combination is properly set. Each of the individual discs can be actuated, with the interposition of a stepping mechanism, via a push button which is adjacent to the viewing windows.

A combination lock for suitcases, bags, or the like, is disclosed, in which a plurality of engageable blocking sleeves and corresponding number-setting dials cooperate with a latching slide member to permit the selective latching or unlatching of the device. The invention includes a separate portion of the latching slide member resiliently urged to the latched position, and which independently permits latching of the device even when the opening combination is not set on the number-setting dials. The device also facilitates resetting of the secret combination, and provides the further option of selectively blocking the latching function.

Combination lock for suitcases, bags or the like

A combination lock for baggage has blocking sleeves rotatable on a spindle with and by respective number selection discs into an opening configuration in which a locking bolt can be withdrawn. The number selection discs are retained in selected angular positions by means of spring tongues which engage in catch recesses and which are formed integrally with a box-like insert in the lock housing.

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Alberthofen, Germany

Peter Milles